Ian Elliot

Ian Elliot is a development programmer with I/O Workshops Ltd, a consultancy which solves real-world problems for clients with widely varying requirements.
Latest articles
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First class functions in JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot continues to mine for hidden information relating to JavaScript.
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Object Oriented JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot clarifies the confusion surrounding objects in JavaScript.
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Prototypes in JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot reveals another gem in the JavaScript collection, and how to use its prototype feature
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XAML pure
by Ian ElliotWhat exactly is XAML all about? Is it a replacement for HTML? Not according to Ian Elliot, who explains exactly what it does.
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Simple crypto in C#
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot shows how you can make cryptography so easy that you can build it into almost any application.
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DataSets and tables without a database
by Ian Elliot.NET and ADO .NET in particular has lots of interesting facilities for working with database, but can they really be useful when no database is involved? Ian Elliot comes to the surprising conclusion that they can.
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Vista Gadgets viewpoint
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot thinks that Vista Gadgets could be the new gold rush. Has the “active desktop” finally made good?
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Custom Combo in Visual Basic 2005
by Ian ElliotIf you miss the Drive ComboBox control that used to be in VB6, the good news is that it's easy to create your own in VB 2005
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The best change for better range
by Ian ElliotMigrating from VB6 to Visual Basic 2005.
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On the way to AJAX
by Ian ElliotJScript is a language with lots of potential, as Ian Elliot discovers as he investigates new ways of doing old things.